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draw up
verb
to come or cause to come to a halt
(tr)
to prepare a draft of (a legal document)
to formulate and write out in appropriate form
to draw up a contract
(used reflexively) to straighten oneself
to form or arrange (a body of soldiers, etc) in order or formation
Idioms and Phrases
Compose or write out in a set form, as in The lawyer drew up the contract . [First half of 1600s]
Arrange in order or formation, put in position, as in The band-leader drew up his players , or The officer drew up the troops . [c. 1600]
Bring or come to a halt, as in The car drew up to the curb . [Early 1800s]
draw oneself up . Assume an erect posture to express dignity or indignation. For example, She drew herself up and protested . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
Margaret Thatcher's Conservative UK government initially drew up the upgrade programme in 1990 because of frequent tailbacks and serious crashes on parts of the route.
The land has been pasture meadow since royalist forces drew up their lines on Lansdown Hill above us, in the English Civil War in the 1600s.
It’s about drawing up communities and outlining outsiders; about arguing for a strict sense of who belongs and who does not.
Legislators in each state drew up plans for state transmission authorities that could finance improvements independent of utilities and Bonneville.
The independent Casey Commission started work last month to draw up plans for adult social care.
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